Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Copying, stealing, using with out permission or acknowledgement, breach of copyright, bootlegging or pirating.

In brief it is taking or using something that has been written, thought of, or created by someone else and passing it off as or making others believe that it is your own idea, work or creation.

How do you avoid Plagiarism?

1. Reference (cite) all the materials you used, create a bibliography at the end of your essay or project.
2. Quote any exact wording you use from another source, at the point when you use it and reference the source in the bibliography

How to Quote:

“Indent the text, Type the words in “italics” surrounded by quote marks. And at the end of the quote type the author of the text used and source the text was taken from and the page number/s.” The 6th form librarian; Plagiarism and Bibliography leaflet, 2009. St Peter’s High School and 6th Form Center Gloucester

For example:

"Someone out there was going to find out that their worst nightmare was a maddened Librarian. With a badge."
{PRATCHETT Terry, Guards Guards 1985 Corgi p. 241/219}

You do not need to quote any paraphrased areas (using your own words to explain something you have read or heard) but make a note of where you got your information and add it to your bibliography.

You do not need to cite common knowledge, or if you knew a piece of information before you started doing research, you also do not need to cite well-known facts, such as dates.

However information such as quotations, statistics, and ideas should always be cited.

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